A lot of people don't know the whole scoop, so here it goes. We originally met at Melissa's oldest sister's wedding back in 2006. Neither of us really remember meeting at the time, but we know we were both there. Four years later, Brendan was a young professional living in the Albany area and Melissa was finishing up her senior year at Siena College. We reconnected when Melissa attended a Siena basketball game and Brendan was having a company Christmas party just down the street. Brendan met up with one of his childhood friends (Kevin Platt) after the Christmas party was over and Kevin wanted to meet up with Melissa and her friend after the game (Kevin is the younger brother of Melissa's brother-in-law). We went out on a few dates shortly after that fateful night, but ultimately decided to part ways as Melissa was moving to NYC after graduation (and we all know how Brendan loves big cities). Fast forward another five years, we reconnected after Melissa ran her first (and only) half marathon in Lake Placid. Brendan saw a picture of Melissa at the finish line and decided to strike up a conversation. After that, we kept in better contact and eventually started doing the long-distance thing, since Brendan was living in Guilderland and Melissa was in Hoboken. (Funny Side Story: The long-distance thing started when Melissa came up to Guilderland and Brendan took her to the holiday lights in Washington Park and Winnie barfed on her almost immediately after meeting her. That's how we knew it was meant to be.) After a few years of long distance, Brendan convinced Melissa that the city is overrated, and she eventually moved from Hoboken to Saratoga Springs. Brendan followed shortly after when the lease was up, and he ultimately purchased their current home. Like many love stories, we have had some bumps along the way, but we came out stronger than ever in the end. We cannot wait to celebrate with our loved ones on September 28th!